New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The Delhi High Court has observed that footpaths are meant for walking and for pedestrians and cannot be encroached upon, while refusing to entertain a plea challenging a notice for removal of jhuggis allegedly constructed on government land along GT Karnal Road.

Justice Jasmeet Singh, while dealing with a petition filed by Lohar Basti Lal Bagh Azadpur Vikas Samiti, said a perusal of the photographs placed on record showed that jhuggis had been constructed on the footpath.

"Footpaths are made for walking and strictly for the pedestrians to avoid traffic on the roads. Footpaths cannot be encroached upon," the court observed.

The petition had challenged a notice dated August 7, issued in relation to the alleged encr...